Came back to watch this video. Listening to you give yourself a pep talk about your work is where I'm at right now. Whew. I'm so nervous about the piece a client wants. I'm not procrastinating watching all of your old videos. I'm researching. Really.
I am moving into architectural moulds and concreteworks using hotwire and foams and this video has been uncommonly motivational. Thank you for sharing.
FINALLY !! A full length process video..thank you! I have been fascinated with foam carvings and learning how to carve reliefs, pediments, angels such as Michael, or gladiators, etc., for my home decor...your work is right down my ally! Seeing how you used the free formed wire cutter really helped...how far down you would go for each layer, coming up a bit further for each one etc., I am a novice carver and have a big job ahead of myself but your work is inspiring!! thank you!!
Beautiful work, I owned a fibrous plastering company for many years and can appreciate all the time and effort that you put into your sculptures, never had the opportunity work with polystyrene, but it looks great fun, was not expecting such a smooth finish, lovely work indeed.
Very nice work!! Once upon a time I used to do Plastering and built basic window canopies and columns out of foam but THAT, sir, is outrageously amazing and skillful!
Quite majestic and lovely work. So painstaking, isn't it? Enjoyed following the process and watch your patient and skillful workings. Loved the musical interludes, too. ♥
Beautiful work, it is wonderful to see you do a full length process video. I will be going back through your channel videos and eagerly waiting for more.
I just subscribed to your channel as per my custom I will watch all of your posted videos,and keep coming back as you post. Complainin g about ungrateful customers has been my mantra for decades. Al
Such amazing work! I loved watching the process of how you create your pieces. It would be a dream for me to be able to create pieces like this for theater and exterior pieces. Keep up the amazing work!
Hot wire foam factory has a fantastic set of tools for both the crafter and the professional...I just got a tool and am going back for more! (not to mention, very affordable)
Stunning work of art,, I am an artist also working with styro ,,, your process is great, I am using an home made knife for carvings,,it takes a lot of time but its worth ..I wonder what is the thing you put on it to make it hard and strong after you cut it..,,
May I ask--no beg!--for a few videos for us beginners on how to carve a relief? We are no threat to your work or livlihood...just a master giving helpful hints and techniques. I have just purchased my first hot wire knife and plan to get a free-hand router hot wire as you have and a few other pieces...again...thank you!
Hi, i have a question if anyone can help thats great. I want to turn a polystyrene egg into the golden egg in harry potter but the surface of the egg needs to be very smooth. Whats the best coating to put on it? Is it plaster of paris?
Thanks Nancy :) we always wonder why this is our most watched video though, when there are far more exciting ones on our channel we think! Go and take a little look :D thanks for watching!!
I stamp and stain concrete so I watched your stone wall build with great interest. What attracted me more is the collective humor of your talented people goofing off while producing. Having fun while working is a sure sign of success.
Wow wow wow!!!!!! I want to do this!!! On a smaller scale of course for things in my house, where can I get the foam? Also the dance skills are just as awesome!!! I am a fan!!!! 🙋
Thank you very much! We get our blocks in a bulk order from an insulation packing company here in the UK. Our blocks come in 8 x 4 x 2ft size. Thanks for watching.
Amazing! I came across this video just looking for help on making some large Broadway masks. I ended watching some amazing sculptures come to life! A big inspiration for me, Thank you for sharing this!
Danial McCoy Hi Danial, glad you came across this, I hope this was of a little help. Have a look through our channel at some of our other projects, see what you think :) Might give you some ideas. Thanks for watching!
Aden Hynes Sculpture Studios I have watched quite a few. Lots of amazing things! Im curious about what kind adhesive you use to glue together expanded polystyrene (packing type foam). I've been trying to find an answer but it seems like everyone has their own method.
Danial McCoy Hi Danial, we use a squirt PU expanding foam called No Nonsense Foam. You buy it in cans that you attach to an application gun (very messy, don't get it on you!)
The jobs have their fun moments, but it does require a lot of hard work, we make these videos to get a sense of everything thats involved. Thanks for watching! :)
Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful Work!!! I'd like to get into shaping and sculpting with polystyrene, plaster, fiberglass, bondo...etc! I'm just getting in the hang of things. Could you recommend a site where I can order Polystyrene for sculpting online??
That looks very, vulnerable to snapping as though it couldnt survive a fall, but the attention to detail is great, it seems there's not a project you wouldnt under take, I know myself that everything is a new challenge, difficult for differant reasons, one sculpt or drawing from another.
Fortunately, it was mounted high up on the walls, away from public touch. So vulnerability wasn't so much of an issue. If it required something more durable, we'd most likely have taken moulds, and reproduced in glass fibre
love your work!, just an idea iff you want to copy/clone your already made pieces, you can make molds with silicone rubber,and use expanding foam in it to get foam pieces in the exact piece you made in a fraction of time, so you dont have to work weeks and months for one art piece, just saying to help you out and save some time ;) great work tough.
Hi Fairysa, thanks for your comment. Have a look at some of our other videos, we make silicone, plaster, and glass fibre moulds for a great number of our jobs. This wasn't necessary for this job as no two pieces were the same. The pieces needed to be replicated but at a mirror image from left to right, so a mould wouldn't have worked. Thanks for watching
Hello Aden , Great Work !!! Can you please let me know whether we can apply Micro Topping Concrete on the EPS Art Work you do ? or what do you suggest as the finishing material ? Thanks n regards , Rahul
Can I ask your advice on where to get or make a good hot wire foam cutter? It appears to me you are maybe using two together? I cannot find anything online decent to buy and I am seriously struggling with the junk I have bought. By the way, your work is amazing.
Hello aiden, I keep re-watching your videos trying to catch the name of the transfer mask used ? Is it a material or netting paper.... what is it? also do you surface seal the eps with plaster? I use styroseal 1000 and it is self leveling . My use is signage so I actually do hard coat the foam to 1/8 or more thickness . If I make a mold to do copies, the styroseal works well as a sandable surface too. Keep up the great work!
c cgunn We're using a very thin sheet of glass fibre, almost lie a tissue paper, so that you can draw onto it, and then draw through it. And we're covering it in just a household plaster filler. This isn't waterproof or anything as its going inside, just a shell so we can make up the surface, quite delicate though.
+Aden Hynes Sculpture Studios That is remarkable. I've use the home made hot wire for designing and making parts for remote control airplanes. Especially the wings. You can also make casts of some parts this way for fiberglass molds. Great work! My final thought as the video ended, So many talented people doing this and now we have 3D printers and or 3D dremel machines. Takes some of the art out of it but at the same time makes the ideas endless.
Hi Aden absolutely brilliant work and professional presentation. Im a master specialist decorator from a company called Devlin In Design,and am wondering if you have any advice on where to purchase professional hotwire cutters.it would be much appreciated. Many thanks brother.
Thin mix. It's water based. So needs to be thin in order to dry properly to then sand back. If its too thick, it doesn't dry, and ends up cracking (note, it's a water based plaster mix. NOT Plaster of Paris)
Gotta enjoy your work I suppose (I was actually dancing to James Brown in the studio at the time, but the editing seemed to fit the music so we left it in :P) theres silliness in a few of our projects, we cant help ourselves, feel free to subscribe and take a look at our other work. Cheers!!
Came back to watch this video. Listening to you give yourself a pep talk about your work is where I'm at right now. Whew. I'm so nervous about the piece a client wants. I'm not procrastinating watching all of your old videos. I'm researching. Really.
I am moving into architectural moulds and concreteworks using hotwire and foams and this video has been uncommonly motivational.
Thank you for sharing.
FINALLY !! A full length process video..thank you! I have been fascinated with foam carvings and learning how to carve reliefs, pediments, angels such as Michael, or gladiators, etc., for my home decor...your work is right down my ally! Seeing how you used the free formed wire cutter really helped...how far down you would go for each layer, coming up a bit further for each one etc., I am a novice carver and have a big job ahead of myself but your work is inspiring!! thank you!!
Beautiful work, I owned a fibrous plastering company for many years and can appreciate all the time and effort that you put into your sculptures, never had the opportunity work with polystyrene, but it looks great fun, was not expecting such a smooth finish, lovely work indeed.
Very nice work!! Once upon a time I used to do Plastering and built basic window canopies and columns out of foam but THAT, sir, is outrageously amazing and skillful!
Quite majestic and lovely work. So painstaking, isn't it? Enjoyed following the process and watch your patient and skillful workings. Loved the musical interludes, too. ♥
you are a genius mate. I am a solid plasterer. I could only dream of creating work like yours . hats off
Your work is truly magnificent, unbelievable craftsmanship.
Great video and cool dance moves.
I could watch you work all day. You are brilliant.
Super cool.
Master of Plaster.
Great from Wiesbaden the City with the nicest house facades in stucco.
great work! its cool to see someone doing creative architecture by hand
Beautiful work, it is wonderful to see you do a full length process video. I will be going back through your channel videos and eagerly waiting for more.
Breathtaking and wonderful, what fantastic art
Great work. This architectural ornaments look fantastic
Beautiful work and work ethic. I admire your skill and dedication to your work. 👏
SIMPLY BREATH TAKING. Thanks for showing
Thank you very much indeed!
Gorgeous! I think it's a dying art but you're keeping it alive.
I just subscribed to your channel as per my custom I will watch all of your posted videos,and keep coming back as you post. Complainin g about ungrateful customers has been my mantra for decades.
Al
Alphonsus Padavano Cheers Al, thanks for watching. Hopefully you'll enjoy what you see :) Aden
Thank you for your kind comments on my work.
Such amazing work! I loved watching the process of how you create your pieces. It would be a dream for me to be able to create pieces like this for theater and exterior pieces. Keep up the amazing work!
This has been a wonderful eye opener. Thank you for sharing your artistic ability!
Amazing work. I thought that you would have done that with layers of thinner polystyrene.
Brilliant!! I love sculpting with marina foam as well.
Hot wire foam factory has a fantastic set of tools for both the crafter and the professional...I just got a tool and am going back for more! (not to mention, very affordable)
Great work and video. ...Inspiring. Thanks for sharing Aden!
You are a Wizard! The best skills I've ever seen, Beautiful!!!!!!!
Aden Hynes is my hero!
Lol loved your dance. You are an amazing master of artwork. Amazing!
We always appreciate the comments on the dancing ;) usually means the viewer watched the whole video. Merci!
Beautiful work! Thank you so much for sharing this.
you are an artist and an inspiration Brother Thank You
PARABENS PELO BELISSIMO PROJETO E ARTE!!!
Incredible work and an inspiration. Newbie question..., what type of foam do you use?
That was awesome, thank you very much for recording the process.
You're welcome Scott! Thanks for watching
Dude, your work is amazing.
You Sir, are a master sculptor, WOW!
Excellent
Stunning work of art,, I am an artist also working with styro ,,, your process is great, I am using an home made knife for carvings,,it takes a lot of time but its worth ..I wonder what is the thing you put on it to make it hard and strong after you cut it..,,
May I ask--no beg!--for a few videos for us beginners on how to carve a relief? We are no threat to your work or livlihood...just a master giving helpful hints and techniques. I have just purchased my first hot wire knife and plan to get a free-hand router hot wire as you have and a few other pieces...again...thank you!
Beautiful work! I love this!!
Hi, i have a question if anyone can help thats great. I want to turn a polystyrene egg into the golden egg in harry potter but the surface of the egg needs to be very smooth. Whats the best coating to put on it? Is it plaster of paris?
Wow... simply amazing. Thank you for this quality video and work.
Thanks Tinkerbots :D
Excellent work your doing there fella.
you're such an inspiration to us stryro craft artists/ sculptor. :)
Beautifully done.
Magnificent this took my breath away. Thank you
beautiful work! its gotta be fun working at at scale!
Ah ha! That’s what I need to add to my practice, some back tension relieving dancing! Love 💗 it!
Does wonders!
would you post a video on how to make the home made hotwire cutters noone does them good they either go way too simple or too complicated
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!
Beautiful. Stunning.
Just a small piece of folded sand/glass paper to rub down the smaller areas. And thank you very much :)
Wow......thats super cool,very elagant
Raw Talent. Great work
Just fabulous!! So exciting to watch!!
Thanks Nancy :) we always wonder why this is our most watched video though, when there are far more exciting ones on our channel we think! Go and take a little look :D thanks for watching!!
I stamp and stain concrete so I watched your stone wall build with great interest. What attracted me more is the collective humor of your talented people goofing off while producing. Having fun while working is a sure sign of success.
Genial trabajo... Felicidades...
Wow amazing work, you're a true artist
That is truly amazing such talent
Wow wow wow!!!!!! I want to do this!!! On a smaller scale of course for things in my house, where can I get the foam? Also the dance skills are just as awesome!!! I am a fan!!!! 🙋
Thank you very much! We get our blocks in a bulk order from an insulation packing company here in the UK. Our blocks come in 8 x 4 x 2ft size. Thanks for watching.
Amazing! I came across this video just looking for help on making some large Broadway masks. I ended watching some amazing sculptures come to life! A big inspiration for me, Thank you for sharing this!
Danial McCoy Hi Danial, glad you came across this, I hope this was of a little help. Have a look through our channel at some of our other projects, see what you think :) Might give you some ideas. Thanks for watching!
Aden Hynes Sculpture Studios I have watched quite a few. Lots of amazing things! Im curious about what kind adhesive you use to glue together expanded polystyrene (packing type foam). I've been trying to find an answer but it seems like everyone has their own method.
Danial McCoy Hi Danial, we use a squirt PU expanding foam called No Nonsense Foam. You buy it in cans that you attach to an application gun (very messy, don't get it on you!)
The jobs have their fun moments, but it does require a lot of hard work, we make these videos to get a sense of everything thats involved. Thanks for watching! :)
Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful Work!!! I'd like to get into shaping and sculpting with polystyrene, plaster, fiberglass, bondo...etc! I'm just getting in the hang of things. Could you recommend a site where I can order Polystyrene for sculpting online??
Awesome. How does a person in into that line of work? I'm sure that on the "jobs available" list there isn't one for polystyrene carver. 😁
Quite nice. Would give multiple thumbs-up were it possible to do so. Don't sweat the Architects, that's what change orders are all about.
That looks very, vulnerable to snapping as though it couldnt survive a fall, but the attention to detail is great,
it seems there's not a project you wouldnt under take, I know myself that everything is a new challenge, difficult for differant reasons, one sculpt or drawing from another.
Fortunately, it was mounted high up on the walls, away from public touch. So vulnerability wasn't so much of an issue. If it required something more durable, we'd most likely have taken moulds, and reproduced in glass fibre
That's awesome! :) Thanks. I am going to try this type of scuplting.
Impressive. you are very talented.
AWESOME!!! Would love to do a workshop ...
Wow! Great Job!
Beautiful work!
This is beautiful
Wonderful works!
I am also servicing a high end market and this work is top notch
great work.. justa fantastic..
love your work!, just an idea iff you want to copy/clone your already made pieces, you can make molds with silicone rubber,and use expanding foam in it to get foam pieces in the exact piece you made in a fraction of time, so you dont have to work weeks and months for one art piece, just saying to help you out and save some time ;) great work tough.
Hi Fairysa, thanks for your comment. Have a look at some of our other videos, we make silicone, plaster, and glass fibre moulds for a great number of our jobs. This wasn't necessary for this job as no two pieces were the same. The pieces needed to be replicated but at a mirror image from left to right, so a mould wouldn't have worked. Thanks for watching
Allright then, just wanted to give some help but you already k now about that ofcourse, well keep up the good work then :-D thanks.
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:)
New ideas are always welcome, but mold making has always been very much up our street. Thanks for watching guys, keep it up!
Hello Aden ,
Great Work !!! Can you please let me know whether we can apply Micro Topping Concrete on the EPS Art Work you do ? or what do you suggest as the finishing material ?
Thanks n regards , Rahul
Really wonderful.
This is Art.
Can I ask your advice on where to get or make a good hot wire foam cutter? It appears to me you are maybe using two together? I cannot find anything online decent to buy and I am seriously struggling with the junk I have bought. By the way, your work is amazing.
That is my question as well
Hello aiden,
I keep re-watching your videos trying to catch the name of the transfer mask used ?
Is it a material or netting paper.... what is it? also do you surface seal the eps with plaster? I use styroseal 1000 and it is self leveling . My use is signage so I actually do hard coat the foam to 1/8 or more thickness . If I make a mold to do copies, the styroseal works well as a sandable surface too.
Keep up the great work!
Totally awesome, true talent.
c cgunn We're using a very thin sheet of glass fibre, almost lie a tissue paper, so that you can draw onto it, and then draw through it. And we're covering it in just a household plaster filler. This isn't waterproof or anything as its going inside, just a shell so we can make up the surface, quite delicate though.
+Aden Hynes Sculpture Studios That is remarkable. I've use the home made hot wire for designing and making parts for remote control airplanes. Especially the wings. You can also make casts of some parts this way for fiberglass molds. Great work!
My final thought as the video ended, So many talented people doing this and now we have 3D printers and or 3D dremel machines. Takes some of the art out of it but at the same time makes the ideas endless.
+Caster Troy. z
+Caster Troy. z
Aden Hynes Sculpture Studios
VERY, VERY GOOD!!!!
You're awesome :) and the dance was awesome too, lol! Taking those moves with me
The Simple Game
great video, good info. thanks for posting.
Hi Aden absolutely brilliant work and professional presentation. Im a master specialist decorator from a company called Devlin In Design,and am wondering if you have any advice on where to purchase professional hotwire cutters.it would be much appreciated. Many thanks brother.
Just beautiful
Thank you Suzie Suzie :)
You're great, really this is art!
high professional and fantastic work!
kidsarthub GVC kysunod
great work.it amazing.
amazing !!!!
From stone to Styrofoam. That is wicked cool. Excellent video. Love the creative dance ;) Come get some Catspit~!
i make reptile walls with foam and would love to do what you do .where do you go to find this type of work love it . i am in Australia
incredible, Im so inspired I can't sit still, I gotta get up and go make something!!!
Wow that's wonderfull work
Stunning work,,,,,,,, so jealous of your skills stonefxwalls
amazing!!!!!!
Grande ! Bravoo !
This is amazing!! Where does one get those huge blocks of Polystyrene?
When you apply the plaster on top, is it a thin or a thick mix?
Thin mix. It's water based. So needs to be thin in order to dry properly to then sand back. If its too thick, it doesn't dry, and ends up cracking (note, it's a water based plaster mix. NOT Plaster of Paris)
Gotta enjoy your work I suppose (I was actually dancing to James Brown in the studio at the time, but the editing seemed to fit the music so we left it in :P) theres silliness in a few of our projects, we cant help ourselves, feel free to subscribe and take a look at our other work. Cheers!!
Nice work Bro!